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Willow Baskets - Make A Traditional Round Hedgerow Basket
Fri, 25 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Working with willow and other hedgerow plants, this workshop will guide you through the fascinating process of willow weaving, and by the end of the day you'll have created your own unique basket....
£95
Register InterestAll Levels
0 spaces available
Blacksmith For a Day
Sat, 26 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A perfect opportunity to have a hands-on day of blacksmithing. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings with him anvils, tools and mobile forges and you will go home with several creations from your day, including a...
£115 £130
All Levels
1 spaces available
More Green Woodworking - Bowl Turning with a Pole Lathe
Sun, 27 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Chris Helliwell specialises in the ancient art of bodging, green (unseasoned) wood working techniques. The turning of wooden bowls on a foot-powered pole lathe is a craft that has been in use since...
£110
Register InterestNovice
0 spaces available
Make a Rag Rug Table Mat
Wed, 30 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Karina for a fun, relaxed workshop to create your own small table mat. Learn techniques and tips of the traditional heritage craft of rag rug making. There will be plenty of time...
£80 £95
All Levels
5 spaces available
Green Woodworking - Scandinavian Shrink Pots
Fri, 9 May 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Shrink pots are traditional Scandinavian kitchen containers which would have been used for dry goods. They are cleverly created by working with the natural properties of green wood. The body of the pot...
£95
Info & BookNovice
5 spaces available
Multi-Section Bookbinding
Wed, 14 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you've already done single section bookbinding, this is your next step. Join Roger for this intermediate bookbinding day and take home a beautiful multi-sectioned sketch book you've bound yourself. Roger will guide...
£95
Register InterestIntermediate
0 spaces available
Pewtersmithing Using a Rolling Mill - Jewellery
Fri, 16 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Ella to create your own pewter jewellery such as earrings, bangles, pendants and brooches (approx 3-4 finished items). Using lead free pewter we will apply texture and pattern to the metal using...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
1 spaces available
Traditional Hand-Sewn, Mohair, Jointed Teddy Bear (2 day series)
Sat, 17 May 2025 - Sat, 24 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
*Please note this is a two day workshop taking place on consecutive Saturdays - 17th and 24th May* Join tutor, Lindsay Lowe, for this 2 day workshop where you will hand sew and...
£190
Info & BookIntermediate
3 spaces available
Stained Glass - Create a Leaded Glass Panel
Thu, 22 May 2025 - Fri, 23 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Using light and colour to depict images and stories, stained glass has illuminated our lives for centuries. This two day workshop will enable you to create your own leaded stained glass panel roughly...
£190
Info & BookAll Levels
4 spaces available
Blacksmithing - Fire + BBQ Tools with Ramshead Handles
Sun, 1 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A rare opportunity to have a hands-on day of blacksmithing - working hot metal by hand and finding out how to create a ramshead handle. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings with him anvils, tools and...
£130
Register InterestAll Levels
0 spaces available
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Rag Rug Garden Seat Cushion
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 - Thu, 5 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bring the outdoors in and the indoors out! A new approach from the traditional heritage craft of rag rugging. Create your own comfy durable garden seat cushion using fabric remnants, t-shirts and old...
£190
Info & BookAll Levels
7 spaces available
Pyrography - Burning Designs on Wood
Fri, 13 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Pyrography is the art of decorating wood by burning designs onto the wood. Join Bob who will be able to inspire you to create your own burnt wood designs. Bob will be able...
£95
Register InterestAll Levels
0 spaces available
Pyrography - Burning Designs on Wood
Sat, 14 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Pyrography is the art of decorating wood by burning designs onto the wood. Join Bob who will be able to inspire you to create your own burnt wood designs. Bob will be able...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
1 spaces available
NEW
A Day of Enameling
Sun, 6 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and spend your day trying out the beautiful art of enameling with local enamel artist Heather Croft. Whether you have previous experience or if this is your first time, all are welcome....
£95
Register InterestAll Levels
0 spaces available
NEW
Willow + Paper Fungi Lanterns
Thu, 4 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Learn the basic skills and forms of lantern building, and all about the properties of willow and paper. Produce a beautiful fungi inspired lantern which will incorporate battery powered LED lighting, suitable for...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
5 spaces available
Blacksmithing - Sculptural Flowers for the Garden
Sat, 6 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Forge your own gorgeous gifts on this hands-on day whether you are new to blacksmithing or want to try your hand at something different. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings forges and anvils and you...
£130
Register InterestAll Levels
0 spaces available
NEW
Rib Basket
Sun, 7 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
During this one day workshop, Averil will help you explore the beauty and versatility of fibre basketry techniques and make your very own rib basket. Rib baskets are indigenous to many countries. They...
£95
Info & BookIntermediate
7 spaces available
Stone Carving - Leaping or Moon Gazing Hares in Relief
Wed, 10 Sep 2025 - Thu, 11 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Hares are the stuff of folklore - they have long been symbols of positivity, growth and new life. So, whether you're trying your hand with a chisel on stone for the first time,...
£190
Register InterestAll Levels
0 spaces available
Willow Baskets - Traditional Round Hedgerow Basket
Sat, 13 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Working with willow and other hedgerow plants, this workshop will guide you through the fascinating process of willow weaving, and by the end of the day you'll have created your own unique basket....
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
6 spaces available
Bookbinding - Single Section Bookbinding
Thu, 25 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This workshop is the perfect introduction to bookbinding. It will introduce participants to three basic book structures which form the foundation for further more advanced processes. Suitable either for complete beginners or for...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
6 spaces available
Blacksmith For a Day
Sun, 28 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A perfect opportunity to have a hands-on day of blacksmithing. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings with him anvils, tools and mobile forges and you will go home with several creations from your day, including a...
£130
Info & BookAll Levels
2 spaces available
NEW
Introduction to Painting on Glass
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 - Sun, 5 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Lizzy - member of the British Society of Master Glass Painters for a two-day introduction to painting on glass. Discover traditional kiln-fired glass art, which has decorated sacred and high status buildings...
£190
Info & BookAll Levels
5 spaces available
NEW
A Day of Enameling
Wed, 8 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and spend your day trying out the beautiful art of enameling with local enamel artist Heather Croft. Whether you have previous experience or if this is your first time, all are welcome....
£95
Register InterestAll Levels
0 spaces available
NEW
Make a Gorgeous Rag Rug Bag
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 - Fri, 10 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fancy a spot of time traveling? Well this two day course brings the past firmly into the present by helping revive the traditional heritage skills of rag rug making and gives it a...
£190
Info & BookAll Levels
8 spaces available
Hanging Willow Pergola-Style Bird Table
Sat, 11 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
This beautiful pergola style bird table has an elegant overhanging roof which involves some challenging weaving. Use willow to create a really striking decorative and functional piece of willow for the garden that...
£95
Info & BookAdvanced
8 spaces available
Blacksmithing - Sculptural Flowers for the Garden
Sat, 25 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Forge your own gorgeous gifts on this hands-on day whether you are new to blacksmithing or want to try your hand at something different. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings forges and anvils and you...
£130
Register InterestAll Levels
0 spaces available
The Craft of Green Wood Bowl Carving
Sat, 8 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
On this one-day introduction to the ancient craft of bowl carving with Mike Craig you will use traditional hand tools to carve your own bowl from native green timber. The joy of this...
£95
Info & BookNovice
3 spaces available
Festive Willow - Wreaths + Stars
Sat, 22 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Willow sculptor Jess Wilkinson will guide you through the process of designing and making a stunning willow wreath along with a range of smaller willow decorations - stars, hearts and other motifs. -...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
1 spaces available
Blacksmithing - Fire + BBQ Tools with Ramshead Handles
Sun, 23 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A rare opportunity to have a hands-on day of blacksmithing - working hot metal by hand and finding out how to create a ramshead handle. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings with him anvils, tools and...
£130
Register InterestAll Levels
0 spaces available
NEW
Paper Making with Plants
Fri, 28 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this workshop, artist Lucy Lee will run through the basics of paper making, from recycling paper right through to making paper entirely from foraged plants. You will be shown how to use...
£95
Register InterestAll Levels
0 spaces available
The Art of Glass Engraving - Hanging Decoration or Festive Vessel!
Sat, 29 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Sandra Snaddon, a Fellow of the Guild of Glass Engravers, to learn a new skill and take home your very own piece of engraved glass. Here's a chance to create either a...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
6 spaces available
NEW
Christmas Angel Corn Dollies
Wed, 3 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Discover the timeless art of this red-listed, endangered Heritage Craft in a hands-on workshop led by the talented Ian and Emma Speechley. In this immersive session, you'll master the basics of plaiting and...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
8 spaces available
NEW
Rag Rug Christmas Wreath or Table Decoration
Thu, 4 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Make it a December to remember! Join talented tutor Karina Wiles to learn the heritage craft of rag rug 'hooky' and 'proddy' techniques to make your own fabric wreath or table decoration without...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
7 spaces available